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Welcome to Waters Bluff ...

Waters Bluff is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Waters Bluff is located in Smith County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Waters Bluff: Waters Blf. (or less commonly used: Waters Bluf.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Waters Bluff for more information about variations on the name of Waters Bluff.

Waters Bluff is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Waters Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Waters Bluff: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Waters Bluff ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waters Bluff.

  • Tyler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyler is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
  • Kilgore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gladewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • White Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gilmer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hideaway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Overton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hawkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waters Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waters Bluff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waters Bluff. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waters Bluff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waters Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Waters Bluff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waters Bluff ...

Looking for more information about Waters Bluff? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Waters Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waters Bluff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waters Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Waters Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Waters Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.